Hot fresh buns

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Hot turkey noodle soup in my new thermos with the addition of homemade dinner rolls for a side. Today's bento offering is full of comfort food goodness to warm the heart and the soul. I really like the first image the way the little buns look like they have faces. I am sure it's just me. Pay no attention to the really well used bakeware, I think the pans work better when they have a little experience. In other words I almost never retire bakeware. Nothing shiny and new in this kitchen. Unless of course you are referring to my rice cooker.

Sunny Sandwich and Soup Bento #20

This lunch bento is composed of a deconstructed flower sandwich (ham and cheese with whole wheat bread rounds). The soup is called "Two Bean Soup with Kale". I found the recipe in Cooking Light Oct. 2009 edition recycled from my mom's magazine pile. I guess you could say we share the subscription. She pays for it, reads it first and then I get to keep it. Pretty good deal on my part. Wouldn't it be great if friends could create more magazine circles to share the wealth. The soup is all vegetarian with vegetable broth, cannellini beans, black beans, diced canned tomatoes and fresh kale. It is very tasty. I don't think I have ever tried kale before but I really liked it in the soup. I cooked this version in the crock pot. One of my best friends as you well know. The recipe in the magazine says it can be prepared in 30 minutes start to finish (also a bonus).

I had no choice

When I first saw this box in the freezer section of the grocery store. I had no choice. I felt compelled to try out the soup made famous on The Seinfield Show. The Soup Man soup with a reputation for the best soup ever. There were several different flavors all sounding very good but most high in calories per serving. The Italian Wedding Soup had 6 grams of fat per serving which seemed like a low fat choice compared to the others. The soup was very good but expensive, over $3.00 for two one cup servings. The Soup Man must have a very small family. I like Italian Wedding Soup, one of these days I have to whip up a batch for my family. I bet I could do a good job for less than $18.00 a pot. Maybe it's expensive to make that box.

Bento?Crocks

Now that I have become infected with the Bento virus everything looks like it is Bento-worthy to me. These ceramic crocks are made by Corning Ware and sold at Target. I recieved one as a teacher gift and the other I purchased for about $7.00 USD. They are oven safe, microwave safe, dishwasher safe, and the lids are vented for the microwave. What more could you want. I am sure you could fill them with a cold salad but I am thinking soup in the winter time. All you need to do is micowave them in the break room at work.